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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
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On September 28, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought by plaintiffs Shaun McCutcheon and the Republican National Committee (RNC) challenging the Federal …
Read moreThe Commission has certified Jill Stein’s presidential campaign eligible for $160,389.13 in federal matching funds for the 2012 primary election. The certification is based on the agency’s review of the …
Read moreParty committees conducting GOTV activity now should be aware that such activity is considered to be federal election activity (FEA) under the Act. As such, it must be paid for …
Read moreNow that the general election Federal Election Activity (FEA) time periods have begun, party committees may want to review the definitions of “voter registration activity” and “get-out-the-vote-activity” (GOTV), which were …
Read moreThe following reports are due in October:
Recently, the FEC has issued several Advisory Opinions (AOs) regarding the use of text messages to make contributions in connection with federal elections. This article answers common questions about political …
Read moreOn September 18, 2012, the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the judgment of the District Court in Van Hollen v. FEC. The …
Read moreOn September 20, the Commission introduced its Candidate and Committee Viewer and an enhanced Electronic Filing RSS feed. These two new disclosure tools are designed to help the public …
Read moreA wireless cell phone service provider may charge political committees a lower rate for fundraising by text message than it charges to commercial content providers, without making a prohibited corporate …
Read moreCommittees that file monthly have a report due Thursday, September 20, covering the month of August. Quarterly filers' next scheduled report is due October 15, and covers the …
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